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Merger Creates the UK's 'Biggest-Ever' Linux and Open Source Event

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004

Holiday In Wales LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2004--LinuxWorld Conference & Expo has announced a merger with LinuxUser & Developer Expo, confirming its position as the UK's biggest Linux and Open Source technology event. The merger of these two important events will provide a single annual focus for Linux and Open Source vendors and IT decision-makers in the UK. LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 will be held on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th October at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre.
Three organisations have now united to create THE annual UK Linux and Open Source forum under the internationally-successful LinuxWorld brand: XPO Events, one of the UK's leading organisers of community-based IT events; IDG World Expo, organiser of the global series of LinuxWorld events; and Horsepower Media, the publisher of LinuxUser & Developer magazine.

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Holiday Wales For the first time, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will offer a comprehensive educational program under the chairmanship of Graham Taylor of Open Forum Europe. The final conference programme and details of the Great Linux Debate are in the process of being completed.

Mark Shuttleworth, the founder and CEO of Ubuntu, thinks the open source community needs a federated, decentralized system for tracking patches and bugs. In other words, he wants the open source world to collaborate on Linux security, among other, issues. In fact, that was one of Shuttleworth's key messages when he offered the keynote address at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit last week. "It's not about Red Hat versus Microsoft or open source fans versus the evil empire, any more than the ... More

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Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the globe. The most trusted name in open source, level IT executives have ranked Red Hat as the industry's most valued vendor for two consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value study. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management. www.redhat.com

Caravan Holiday In Wales "Linux is now taken very seriously indeed by the public and financial sectors. By licensing the LinuxWorld brand onto our successful LinuxExpo event, our fifth annual event has already attracted a strong and broad exhibitor line-up for LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004. Now that LinuxUser & Developer Expo is joining us we can jointly establish LinuxWorld Conference & Expo as THE Linux event of the year."

"As one of the largest and most experienced global benefits providers servicing more than 10 million plan participants across all markets, CitiStreet depends on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss for our operations every day, " said Barry Strasnick, Chief Information Officer, CitiStreet. "We have realized the value of open source for the enterprise, savings, performance and security. The acquisition of JBoss by Red Hat will only benefit our future management, development and deployment."

Camping Holiday Wales Maggie Meer, director of Horsepower Media and Publisher of LinuxUser & Developer magazine said:

"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the clear choice for an open source enterprise platform, " said Zorian Rotenberg, director, business development, Acronis, Inc. "By taking a snapshot of the Linux system, Acronis True Image Server for Linux enables Red Hat Linux users to protect and recover their data, whether it's an individual file or an entire operating system, in minutes instead of hours or days."

Accommodation Holiday Wales "The success of our April show proved beyond doubt that Linux has come of age in the enterprise. By joining forces with LinuxWorld Conference & Expo we can provide a powerful focus for the Linux and business communities in the UK and IT decision makers gain the opportunity to meet all the leading vendors at a single event!"

Holiday Last Minute Wales David Korse, president, IDG World Expo, a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company, said:

Catering Holiday Self Wales "Our global series of LinuxWorld events are acknowledged as the world's leading Linux and Open Source forums. We are eager to repeat that success and establish LinuxWorld as the premier industry event for the UK. "

Holiday Wales Walking Plans for the October presentation of LinuxWorld in London are well underway with participation confirmed from exhibitors and sponsors including ADA, Addison UK, Cyclades, Equinox, EsEda, Hewlett Packard, Holborn Books, Novell, Sun, Sybase, Thawte and Veritas. For more information about the event, visit www.linuxworldexpo.co.uk

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Adventure Holiday Wales About IDG World Expo

Holiday Park South Wales IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces technology-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. As the leading technology event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of technology-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.

Cottage Holiday Wales About Horsepower Media

Holiday In Wales Horsepower Media is the publisher of LinuxUser & Developer Magazine, the UK's only magazine written specifically for Linux professionals and IT decision makers and organiser of LinuxUser & Developer Expo and Conference, launched in 2003.

Holiday Wales About XPO Events

Cottage Holiday In Wales XPO Events (www.xpoevents.com) is one of the UK's leading organisers of community-based IT events. In addition to organising LinuxExpo UK and the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, XPO Events organises MacExpo UK (www.mac-expo.co.uk), MacExpo Germany and Adobe Live.

Caravan Holiday In Wales Contacts

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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
Samantha Stevens, Dawson Walker Communications
Tel: 0207 323 2713
Email: samantha@dwpr.co.uk
or
LinuxUser and Developer Magazine
Lorraine Jenkins or Sarah-Anne Bray, Wildfire PR
Tel: 0208 339 4420
Email: lorrainej@wildfirepr.co.uk

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